What Documents do I need?

Regardless if you are changing your name as a bride or groom, your Marriage Certificate is the only legal document you need to present as evidence of your name (if you change to one of the legally accepted married name options).

Almost every company you change your name with will need to see your Marriage Certificate. Some companies may also need to see 100 points of ID, certain mortgages will require a signed statutory declaration and some may even need your documentation verified.

There are only 2 ways to find out what supporting documents each organisation will need to see. The first way is to do the leg work yourself. Call each organisation and ask what you need to do and what documents the organisation needs to see. This usually takes a few hours as the wait on hold can be lengthy. If you just want to get all the information in one hit, including what each organisation needs to see as evidence of your new name, purchase an Easy Name Change kit. Each of our ready to send name change notifications will clearly list what documents you need to include.

Ready to start changing names?

You only need your marriage certificate to get started. If you don't have it yet we can provide the application form as part of your kit. You need about 10 minutes to build your kit. It's free to see who we cover, so jump into our database and tell us which records you need to update. Just click the button below to get started.

Marriage certificates issued by foreign government departments are not accepted as evidence of your new name by most Australian organisations. You'll need a legal name change with Births, Deaths and Marriages from the state where you were born. MORE

Thanks to same saex marriage being legalised in 2018, this process is now much easier! If you're a groom taking your spouse's name you may encounter a few hiccups, but the process is now available to any spouse in a marriage. MORE